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Here we share news and views from @ProstateCancerUK for our growing professional community who have an interest in prostate disease 🧑‍🔬⤵️
Could AI predict outcomes and side-effects of radiotherapy in men with #prostatecancer?

Prostate Cancer UK funded Prof. Bill Nailon and Prof. Duncan McLaren @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social detail how they'll answer this question in BMJ Open.

Grab a ☕ and read: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/2...
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The February edition of Research News is here! Discover more about:

🔬 An exciting research project.
💸 Our new funding committee chairs.
💙 Our updated Research Impact webpages.
🏆 Researcher achievements.
💰 Funding opportunities.

📖 Read it here: buff.ly/azyVGlK
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
💻 Prostate Cancer UK Online Learning

Free courses, webinars & resources to build your knowledge and earn self-accredited CPD.

Flexible, practical learning for busy health professionals.

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#ProstateCancer #CPD
February 13, 2026 at 9:49 AM
📢 We’re supporting @acmedsci.bsky.social to provide up to £40K over 2 years to Clinical Lecturers looking to develop and strengthen their research careers.

Funding deadline is 26 February 2026.

Visit AMS website for more info 👉 acmedsci.ac.uk/starter-grants

#CareerDevelopment #ResearchFunding
Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
Making medical science work for everyone
acmedsci.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Can AI learn to detect aggressive #ProstateCancer on MRI with limited expert input?

A team, including Prostate Cancer UK–funded Profs. Hashim Ahmed & Mark Emberton, publish findings in @europeanradiology.bsky.social powered by data from our funded research.

Grab a ☕ & read: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
📢 Do you know any rising stars⭐ in prostate cancer research? 🔬

Our Career Acceleration Fellowships offer up to £350k to help early career researchers pursue their own research goals and become future leaders in the field.

Share with your team today!
Coming soon! 📢

Applications for our Career Acceleration Fellowships open in March. We’re offering up to £350K over 3-4 years to support early career prostate cancer researchers to advance their career and build collaborations.

🚨Find out more here: buff.ly/E2yRcy8
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Professor Jonathan Coulter @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social leads a research team developing innovative cancer therapeutics.

Since 2021, we’ve supported his team in creating an implant that releases gold nanoparticles that sensitise #ProstateCancer to radiotherapy.

📙 Read more: buff.ly/vteN8gz
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
💻 Join our free online Specialists Conference on 25–26 March for the latest updates in prostate cancer care.

Busy on the day? No worries — we’ll send you the recordings.

➡️ More details here: bit.ly/3EaVj3i

#prostatecancer #professionaldevelopment #secondarycare
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
[1/10] 🧵 How does IGF-1 help cancer cells evade the immune system?

Let's unpack the results observed in a recently published article in Scientific Reports by a team including Prostate Cancer UK funded Professor Valentine Macaulay and Professor Ian Mills.
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Prostate Cancer UK Professionals (@prostateukprofs.bsky.social)
How does IGF-1 contribute to #ProstateCancer immune evasion? In dedication to the late Professor Valentine Macaulay, a team including Professor Ian Mills from @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk…
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February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Could molecular profiling of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) improve clinical management of #ProstateCancer?

Progress on this topic is reviewed by a team including Prostate Cancer UK funded Professor Yong-Jie Lu @qmbci.bsky.social in @natrevurol.nature.com.

Grab a ☕ and read: bit.ly/46ti2CJ
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
📢 Seize the opportunity to boost your future research career as a Clinical Lecturer!

Thanks to @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social partnership with @acmedsci.bsky.social, you can apply for a Starter Grant by 26 February 2026.

Learn more 👉 acmedsci.ac.uk/starter-grants

#researchfunding #prostatecancer
Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
Making medical science work for everyone
acmedsci.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
⏰ 12 days to go: CRSG proposal deadline

💡 Got a new trial idea to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer?

Get early guidance and feedback from the CRSG.
🗓 Deadline: 4pm, Fri 13 Feb
⏰Reminder: CRSG proposal deadline approaching

💡Got a new trial idea to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer?

Use our form & submit your proposal.
Deadline: 4pm, Fri 13 Feb

🔗https://buff.ly/W0foIBz
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Could GALNT7 be a promising therapeutic target for #ProstateCancer?

A team led by Dr Jennifer Munkley @newcastleuni.bsky.social explores the enzyme's role & emerging strategies to inhibit its activity, writing in Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets.

Grab a ☕ & read: doi.org/10.1080/1472...
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
📢 Are you a Clinical Lecturer looking to develop and strengthen your research career?

The @acmedsci.bsky.social Starter Grants funding call is now OPEN.

Deadline: 26 February 2026.

More details 👉 acmedsci.ac.uk/starter-grants

#CareerDevelopment #ResearchFunding
Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
Making medical science work for everyone
acmedsci.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The January edition of Research News is here! Find out about:

🎯 How we measure the success of our funded research
🥼 UK Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Strategy Group
🧪 Research funding opportunities
📖 External workshops

Read here: buff.ly/l43rtlW
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Coming soon! 📢

Applications for our Career Acceleration Fellowships open in March. We’re offering up to £350K over 3-4 years to support early career prostate cancer researchers to advance their career and build collaborations.

🚨Find out more here: buff.ly/E2yRcy8
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Huge congratulations to @mitosrus.bsky.social and the team @cruk-si.bsky.social for this well deserved recognition 👏
We are delighted to announce that @mitosrus.bsky.social from @cruk-si.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Hooke Medal

You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:

bscb.org/hooke-medal-...
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM
💊 NHS England expands access to abiraterone for high-risk localised & locally advanced prostate cancer

⏰ Clinicians: REVIEW diagnoses from the last 12 weeks to ensure eligible patients start treatment before they “time out” of eligibility.

More info ➡️ buff.ly/qSao7sk
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Could androgen-regulated amyloid precursor protein processing drive #ProstateCancer development?

A team including Prostate Cancer UK Career Acceleration Fellow Dr Rachel Barker @bristoluni.bsky.social share a systematic review in Curr. Issues Mol. Biol.

Grab a ☕ and read: doi.org/10.3390/cimb...
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🗓️ Just 3 months to go until From Ideas to Innovation!

🚄 Book your travel now - tickets are cheaper & more options.

💸 Travel may be covered by your Prostate Cancer UK grant.

🎟️ Travel bursaries available - first come, first served.

More info 👇

prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 AM
⏰ Time's ticking ⏰

Enhance prostate cancer care and support with our dynamic Improvement Programmes team.

🚀 Final call to be a part of our Clinical Champions Cohort 5

🌟 Apply now:
Clinical Champions Programme
Our 18-month long programme aims to identify future clinical leaders and provide them with the knowledge and skills to deliver improvements to prostate cancer care.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
⏰ 1 month to go: CRSG proposal deadline
💡 Got a new trial idea to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer?

🗓 Deadline: 4pm, Fri 13 Feb

⤵️Use our form & submit your proposal below.
⏰Reminder: CRSG proposal deadline approaching

💡Got a new trial idea to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer?

Use our form & submit your proposal.
Deadline: 4pm, Fri 13 Feb

🔗https://buff.ly/W0foIBz
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🎉 BREAKING NEWS

Abiraterone is now approved for NHS use in England for men with high-risk localised or locally advanced prostate cancer, bringing England in line with Wales & Scotland.

Stay tuned — we’ll share more on what this means for you and your patients next week.

Read more: buff.ly/jRDKPrv
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Could targeted alpha therapy be an effective treatment for advanced #ProstateCancer?

An international team, including Prostate Cancer UK-funded researcher Dr Victoria Dunne @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, publish new findings in Scientific Reports.

Grab a ☕ & read: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Take on our step challenge, March the Month, this March. Walk 11,000 steps a day throughout March for the over 11,000 men who die of #ProstateCancer every year.

Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44HPo01
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM